Plow.



J. BRUDZ.

PLOW.

I APPHCATION FILED MAY 12, I915. 1, 175,507. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- LZBra/dz Tm; COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D. c.

J. B RUDZ.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, I915.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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PLOW.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, JOHN 'BRUDZ, a sub and whereby a lateral adjustment thereof is permitted during the forward operative movement thereof.

i A further object of the invention is the provision of a floating plow beam shiftably resting upon the soil turning member and a forward carriage for unitedly permitting the automatic adjustment of the several parts during the plowing operation.

I WVith these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangen1ent.'of parts "hereinafter fully de scribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims. I ,l

In the drawings forming apart of'this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views :'Figure 1 is aside elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the mold board and its frame, the plow shares being removed. Fig. 4c is aperspective view of the mold board engaging nose or point, and Fig. 5 is the plow beam engaging bar.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, a plow beam is provided having the forward. end thereof freely engaging by reason of its own weight upon a bearing bar 11 and within one of the transverse grooves 12 thereof, the said bar 11 being vertically adjustably mounted upon posts 13 carried b the axle 14; of ground engaging wheels 15. Pins 16 are connected to the posts 13 by means of chains 17, the said pinsbeing adapted for reception through the perfora tions 18 of the bearing'bar 11 and transverse perforations 19 of the said posts. A draft tongue 20 is attached to the axle 12 Specification of Letters 1atent. Patented Ria 14 1916 Application f led May 12,1915. sesame. 2 7,538. r

for the purpose of drawing the plow forwardly during the operation, thereof.

The plow beam 10 is provided with a plurality of notches 21 in its upper side adapted for the adjusted reception of a link 22, which link is connected by means of a chain with the said axle 14 at a point normally beneath the said beam. Pins 24 are transversely arranged through the beam 10 slightly in advance of each of the notches 21 and the forward draft upon the tongue 2O imparting a pull upon the chain 23 force the link 22 which is within one of the notches 21 agaihst'the adjacent pin 24 and in this nianher the beam is fulcrumed more firmly inon'e of the receiving grooves 12 while the beam is forwardly and longitudinally moved.

A; hoe member or colter 25 is attached to theloweiend of an arm 26 which passes through a bracket 27 secured by means of straps 28 to the beam 10. An adjusting bolt is designed for positioning through the desired one, of the perforations 30 of the colter arm26 and also through the beam 10 and whereby the colter is swingingly mounted at the desired elevational adjustment.

Expansion springs 31 engage between one of the strips 28 and the adjacent face of the arm: 26 for normally positioning the said arm vertically. This vertical position will be maintained during ordinary work but upon a contacting of the hoe with any unusual obstruction, the springs 31 will allow the hoe to slightly relax, thus preventing the hoe from being broken.

A. mold board 32is operatively positioned upon a ground engaging sliding base 33 and secured to an upright post 34 thereof by mea'ns of bolts 35. The plow beam 10 has a vertical opening 36 extending therethrough and adapted for the reception of the upper reduced end 37 of the aforementioned post 34', the said beam resting upon opposite curved shoulders 38 of the said post. Springs 39 are arranged between the opposite sides of the post extension 37 and the adjacent end faces of the beam slot 36 for resiliently maintaining the beam in its rocking engagement upon the post 34.

V Plow handles d0 are arranged with upper rearwardly extending ends 41 and having their lower curved ends 42 rockingly seated within opposite curved notch sockets 4 Of the said base 33, a pivoted pin 14: ex-

tending through the said lower ends 42 and. the base 33. The rear end of the plow beam T is freely positioned upon a cross piece 45 of the plow handles andthe rearward slidingmovement of the plow beam 10thereon is limited by means of a projecting pin 46 carried by the beam. A spring 47 is secured adjacent therear end ofqthe base and vention, it will be seen that the plow maybe drawn forward'by means ofthe'tongue through the agency of the chain 23 and the 7 link 22, which latter is adjustably attached to the plow beam lO, the inclination of the said beam being regulated by means of the adjustable bearing bar 11. The plow beam 10 may be positioned in a desired groove 12 I to holdthe same in alinement with the tongue 20 when different drafting strains occur on opposite'sides of the tongue; The

hoe 25isreadily adjusted as may be found desirablewhile the mold board 32 is drawn forwardly by means of the postconnection 34 with the beam 10, the beam being capable of rocking upon the said post and the plow handles being also slightly shiftable, it being noted that a chain connects the up- Copies 0! this patent inay be obtained for per rear corner of the mold board with the adjacent side of the plow handle. A serviceable plow being arranged, the forwardlyimpelling of the same allows the beam to adust itself to any one of the bar grooves 12 in which the beam may automatically move.

While the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to be the preferredembodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the form, proportion and details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the appended claims. What I claim as new is A plow comprising a wheel axle, upright posts carried thereby, a bearing bar removably mounted upon the said posts and having'a plurality of grooves in its upper face, a plow beam having its forward end freely sea-ted in a desired one of the said grooves and being providedwith a plurality of notches in its upper side,transverse 'pins carried by the said beam adjacent the said notches, an adjustable link Within one of the said notches in engagement withthe adjacent one of the said pins, a connecting chain beneath the lower end of said link and said aXle, 'and a freely shiftable plow member arranged beneath the rear end "of the said beam. 7 V

.2. A plow comprising a wheel axle, upright posts carriedthereby, aobearing bar removably mounted upon the said posts and having a plurality of grooves in its upper face, a plow beam having its forward end freely seated in a desired one of the said grooves and being provided with a plurality of notches in its upper side, transverse pins carried by the-said bearn adjacentthe said notches, an ad ustable link within one of the said notches in engagement with the ad acent one of the said pins, a connecting chain beneath the lower end of said link;

and said axle, the said'beam being provided with a vertical perforation ad acent its rear end,'a slide base, an upright post upon-the said base having a'reduce'd upper end freely positioned through the said beamopening and having opposite curved engaging shoul-r ders beneath the said beam, a mold board secured forwardly 'of-said base and post, and 1 plow handles carried by the said base and shiftably attached to the said beam. o 7 3. A plow comprising arwheelaxle, up-

right posts carried thereby, a bearing bar. removably mounted upon the said posts and having a plurality of grooves in its'upperface, a plow beam having its forward end freely seated" a desired onerof the said r j groovesand be ng provided with a plurality] of notches in its upper side, transverse pins carried by the said beam adjacent the said notches, an adjustable link within one of the said notches in engagement with the adjacent one of the said pins, a connecting chain beneaththe lower end of said link and said axle, the said beam being provided with a vertical perforation adjacent its rear end, a

slide base, an upright post u'pon the said base having a reduced upper end freely po-v sitioned' through the said beam opening and having opposite curved engaging shoulders beneath the said beam, a mold board sea cured forwardly of said base and post, the said base-having oppositely arranged sockets, plow handles having curved lower ends pivoted within the said base sockets, a cross piece upon the said plow handles arranged beneath the said beam, a-limiting stop pin carried by the beam forwardly of the said cross piece and a rearwardly arranged spring carried by the base and extending through the rear end of the said beam. V In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN BR DZQ fivercents each, by addressing the Commissionr of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

